1787 CT 1/2P Draped Bust Left, ETLIR, BN MS(PCGS#391)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6048

Grade

AU50BN

Price

3,290

Lot Description

1787 Connecticut Copper. Miller 30-hh.1, W-3175. Rarity-2. Draped Bust Left, ETLIR. AU-50 (PCGS). 136.7 grains. Honest-to-goodness luster persists, particularly on the reverse, amidst medium brown surfaces and steel devices. Some very thin and shallow parallel planchet striations are seen, no bad marks, very little actual wear. Struck to 3 o'clock on the obverse and reverse, legends and date complete. Edge crude at 10:30 on the obverse, with a natural knob, as made. Very similar to the AU Boyd-Ford coin, maybe a little sharper struck in the face. That piece brought $6,900. There are a few other AU examples, including the Perkins coin. PCGS# 391. Provenance: From the John "Jack" Royse Collection. Earlier from our (Stack's) sale of May 1969, lot 19; "Consignment Harrison." Lot tag included.